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Inward letters in Maori
Date: 1851-1862
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0151-01
Description: Letters from Maori to various colonial officials (mainly Sir George Grey and John White) about various issues, including land issues on the West Coast of the North Island, from Wellington to Wanganui (rent disputes, intertribal disputes, outstanding payments etc); there are also letters about the New Zealand wars, with rumours about Kingitanga activities, a request for compensation because land had been taken by Kingitanga followers, and a request for a war pension for an injury sustained while fighting Hone Heke There are also letters about the erection of a Maori House at Wellington, about arranging meetings, and letters with requests for agricultural implements. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (57 leaves). Physical Description: Mss
Correspondence - Maori land claims
Date: 1860-1862
From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0075-003
Description: Correspondence relating to the purchase of Maori land by the Native Land Purchase Dept. Language - engl
Maori letters mainly concerned with land claims
Date: 1856-1876
From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0048-12
Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, finances and other related issues; a number of the letters are from Hoani Meihana Te Rangiotu of Rangitane, and some of these concern the operation of a timber mill at Manawatu Some of the letters are addressed to James Buller and relate to the Wesleyan Maori mission; there is a long letter from Hunia Te Hakeke about his role in the New Zealand Wars, and a love letter to him from Niniwa-i-te-rangi; some of the letters contain lists of people from Ngati Apa and Kai Tahu Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Lyon family : Papers
Date: 1857-1906
By: Lyon family
Reference: MS-Papers-3947
Description: Collection comprises love-letters from Colonel Lyon to his wife, 1865-1875; his letters to others and her letters to other friends and relatives; letters from England to them; papers of daughter, Blanche Lyon together with miscellaneous family papers and photographs. Source of title - Supplied title Colonel William Charles Lyon served with the 92nd Highlanders in the Crimea. He retired from the army after losing an arm in a shooting accident and emigrated to New Zealand in 1858. He commanded the Waikato Militia in the 1860s seeing action, during the Land Wars, at Opotiki, Patea, Wanganui, Taranaki and Tauranga. He married Sophia Susannah Rawlinson at St Paul's Church, Auckland in 1865. They were constantly separated by his career and she mainly raised their seven children. He was in command of the Auckland Volunteer District from 1884 until his death in 1887. Quantity: 20 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter, photographs and sketches Finding Aids: Inventory available. Provenance: Found in a secret drawer of desk of Mr Bellairs, grandson of William and Sophia Lyon, the father of the donor. Pencil sketches and photographs
Correspondence and other papers in Maori
Date: [1850s-1870s]
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-1013
Description: Contains several lists of hapu and rangatira from Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Rangitikei and Horowhenua, including a list of casualties and survivors from fighting at Taranaki. There is also a waiata by Wereta Te Kawekairangi, notes on boundaries of lands in southern Hawke's Bay, and a draft of a printed letter about the Franco-Prussian war Also contains a draft sale deed for the island Pakihi ki Waiheke (Waiheke Island?) Quantity: 1 folder(s).